Idaho receives grants each year under Section 611 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The amount of that state allocation determined is outlined in the IDEA regulations.

After setting aside necessary and allowable amounts for state administration and other state-level activities (as described in 34 CFR §300.704(b)), the State Department of Education (SDE) gives the remainder of the grant as flow-through subawards to Idaho school districts and Local Education Agencies (LEAs).

In addition to the IDEA Part B funds that may be used to provide special education and related services to children ages 3-21, Idaho receives an annual Preschool grant under Section 619 of IDEA. This is a smaller grant that may only be used to provide special education and related services to children ages 3-5. Although this grant allows for certain amounts to be set aside for state administration and other state-level activities, Idaho has historically flowed 100% of the award through to LEAs. The LEA funding formula for Preschool allocations is found at 34 CFR §300.816.

The period of availability for both IDEA grants is from July 1st of the award year until September 30th two years subsequent.

Important:The Special Education staff does NOT assign user rights. Superintendents, Delegates, and IT Directors assign district roles. You can contact the SDE Help Desk at (208) 332-6923 or by email if you need assistance with signing on.

First be sure you are logged in to the application.

All Districts and Charters must complete the District Home Information located on the home page of the IDEA Part B Application in order to unlock the rest of the IDEA Part B Application components on the left hand side of the screen.

When filling out the District Home Information page:

Enter the primary contact name for the person completing the application.

The LEA is applying for Preschool funds box is checked by default. Uncheck the box if you are not applying for Preschool funds. The box is not visible for Charter LEAs.

Check the second box if there are no private schools located within the boundaries of your district.

Save the information

Once this information has been filled out and saved, the rest of the IDEA Part B Application components will be accessible for completion.

If your prefilled information is incorrect in the application, please contact your IT support staff member and submit an updated directory file for your district via ISEE. Contact your Regional ISEE Coordinator for help with the file.

In the Files tab under the Fiscal/IDEA Allocations accordion, you will find an excel spreadsheet titled Year-Year IDEA Part B and Preschool Allocations – Preliminary Estimates.

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The Idaho State Department of Education (SDE) is a government agency supporting schools and students. We are responsible for implementing policies, distributing funds, administering statewide assessments, licensing educators, and …